裴斯泰洛齐是欧洲由传统社会向工业社会转型时期的“近代教育理论和近代义务初等教育的奠基之父”。一生从事平民教育及教育改革实验。裴斯泰洛齐出生在与德意志分离不久的瑞士苏黎世城。在法国启蒙运动特别是卢梭思想的指引下,他矢志改革传统教育和社会现状,以解救贫苦的人们为己任,深信每个人都有与生俱来的发展机能和受教育的平等权利。 Pestalozzi is the “father of the foundations of modern education theory and modern obligatory elementary education” during the transition from traditional society to industrial society in Europe. Life engaged in civilian education and education reform experiment. Pestalozzi was born in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, separated from Germany. Under the guidance of the French Enlightenment, especially Rousseau’s thought, he is determined to reform the traditional education and the current social situation, and his mission is to rescue the poor and to believe that everyone has an innate developmental function and equal right to education.